Italian Spring Races Featuring Lance Armstrong and Team Radio Shack Kick-Off Universal Sports Cycling Programming

Two of the Three Grand Tours of Cycling—Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana—Plus Cycling’s Premiere Events Available All Season Long on TV and Online. Coverage Starts Tomorrow from Italy with the Tirreno-Adriatico at 3pm EST

March 9, 2010—Los Angeles—Universal Sports continues to be the home for the best world-class cycling programming available, offering more professional cycling events across all disciplines than any other outlet. Headlining the cycling coverage will be more than 10 premiere road cycling races, including two of the three Grand Tours of cycling—Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana—as well as many other UCI Championships and World Cup races in road cycling, track, mountain bike, cyclocross, and BMX. The complete schedule of all Universal Sports cycling programming is available at UniversalSports.com/tvschedule.

Starting with the Tirreno-Adriatico tomorrow, and Milan-San Remo later this month, viewers can expect to see the world’s best cyclists on Universal Sports, including Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Cadel Evans and more as they look to sharpen their early-season forms ahead of the spring classics. Stay tuned to Universal Sports all season long for coverage of the world’s best cyclists.

Universal Sports will have same-day delayed television coverage of all the cycling events below. All events will be available LIVE online, complete with full-length videos, highlights, photos and recaps.

2010 Universal Sports Road Cycling Schedule (Schedule subject to change; Events will be added.)
*March 10-16: Tirreno-Adriatico – 3pm and 8pm EST nightly; also at 11pm (10th and 11th); 12am (12th); and 1am (13th – 16th)
*March 20: Milan-San Remo – 3pm EST
*April 5-10: Tour of Basque Country – Noon EST
*May 8-30: Giro d’Italia – Noon EST
*Aug. 28-Sept. 19: Vuelta a Espana – Noon EST
*Sept. 29: Road Cycling Time Trials – Men’s Under 23, Women’s Elite – 7pm EST
*Sept. 30: Road Cycling Time Trials –Men’s Elite – 7pm EST
*Oct. 2: Road Cycling Road Race – Men’s Under 23, Women’s Elite – 7pm EST
*Oct. 3: Road Cycling Road Race –Men’s Elite – 7pm EST
*Oct. 16: Giro di Lombardia – Noon EST

For More Info: www.universalsports.com